The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources (DWR) is accepting proposals until May 30 through the
The state expects to be able to award $1.5 million in finding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in fiscal year 2025 for competitive funding of watershed restoration projects under Section 319(h) of the Clean Water Act.
Eligible applicants for the 319 grant funds include state and local governments, including councils of government, interstate and intrastate agencies, public and private nonprofit organizations and institutions, including academic institutions, as well as from tribal groups with an up-to-date U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved Tribal NPS management program plan.
Specifically, DWR is seeking proposals for projects from applicants that would implement a DWR-approved watershed restoration plan to restore waterways that are impaired, or not meeting water quality standards, due to nonpoint source pollution.
Eligible waterways are considered to be impaired when they are listed as either Category 4 or 5 in either of the two most recent
Applicants may submit a draft application no later than April 4, 2025, to obtain preliminary review and comments from DWR staff. Final applications shall be received by DWR no later than midnight May 30.
The award and amount of grant funds are conditioned on availability of funding. DWR reserves the right to wholly fund, partially fund or not fund any proposal or any component of any Section 319 grant proposal.
For a full description of the program including requirements, eligibility, forms and scoring criteria,
For additional questions regarding the FY 2025 319 request for proposals, contact Rishi Bastakoti at